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FL H1269
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brian Hodgers
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AI Summary
- Prohibits disposal of electric and hybrid vehicle propulsion batteries through landfilling, requiring all such batteries to be managed through a hierarchy prioritizing reuse, repair, repurposing, or remanufacturing before recycling by a specialized battery recycler
- Requires solid waste collectors and facilities to refuse to collect or accept propulsion batteries or any modules/cells thereof, including truckloads or containers containing them
- Places responsibility on battery providers (manufacturers, sellers, or distributors) to retrieve spent batteries identified by secondary handlers, coordinate with specialized recyclers for end-of-life management, and ensure batteries include accessible state-of-health data and labeling on battery type, chemistry, and safe handling
- Requires battery providers, secondary handlers, secondary users, and specialized battery recyclers to submit annual reports to the Department of Environmental Protection detailing battery volumes managed, recovery rates of materials (lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper, aluminum, graphite), and methods used for transport and processing
- Directs the Department of Environmental Protection to authorize specialized battery recyclers, enforce violations and penalties aligned with the federal Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act (42 U.S.C. 14301), and revise state regulations as needed to comply with any future federal requirements; effective July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Electric Vehicle Battery Management
Last Action
Died in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee3/5/2025
Full Bill Text
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